Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-08-04
ORDINANCE No. 14S.
Published July 28th, 1887. I


AN ORDINANCE to provide for lighting the
streets of the city of Dodge City, Kansas, with
Electric light
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the
city of Dodge City, Kansas:
SECTION |. That in consideration of the benefits
that will accrue to the city of Dodge City by the
lighting of the streets at night with electric light
by rent, from the Dodge City Electric Light and
Steam Heating Company, for and during the term
of five years, ten arc lights, to be light all night
and twenty incandescent street lights to be light
ed all night, at an annual rental uOf seventeen
dollars per month for each and every arc
light of 1900 candle power each, andS25O per
month for each and every incandescent street
light OF IL candle power each, payable quarterly,
Provided, That the rent for such electric light
shall not begin until The Dodge City Electric
Light and Steam Heating Company shall have
able to furnish electricity i'm sufficient amount for
the electric lights herein provided for
SEC IL. Said electric lights. as provided for in
Section OF this ordinance, shall be located fol-
lows, to-wit: Ono arc light on the corner of Lo-
Gust street and Second Avenue one arc light on
the corner Front and PaadOra street ono arc
light on the corner ef Front street and First Ave
nue. one arc light on the corner of Chestnut
street and Second Avenue one arc light on the
corner of Front street and Third Avenue one arc
light on the corner of Spruce street and Second
Avenue one arc light on the corner of Walnut
street and First Avenue one arc light on the cor
ner of Walnut street and Third Avenue one arc
light on the corner of Military Avenue and Rail-
road Avenue, and one arc light on Second Avenue
at the north end of the north bridge and the twenty
incandescent lights shall be located at such places
within the city may be designated BY the COM
mite on electric lights.
SEC. Ill. The said Dodge City Electric Light
and Steam Heating Company shall keep all of said
electric lights rented by the city in good work.
ing order, PROVIDED, the said city Of Dodge City
shall be at the expense af furnishing the bulbs
necessary for said incandescent lights except the
first which shall be furnished by the said Dodge
City Electric Light and Steam Heating Company
and in any of said electric lights should get
out of repair and fail to furnish light according to
its capacity. the said Dodge City Electric Light
and Steam Heating Company, shall be notified and
if is fail to repair such electric light within "a
hours, unless prevented by unavoidable circum-
stances, dollars per day shall be deducted for
each day it remains out Of working order. The
penalty, herein provided for. shall not be applied
to electric lights temporarily disabled by repairs or
extension OF wires.
SEC. ". This ordinance shall take effect and
be in in force from and after its acceptance i'm
writing 1by the Dodge City Electric Light and
Steam Heating Company and its publication once
in the Dodge City TINES.
Passed the council July 12th, 1885,
Attest: GEO. +. JONES' City Clerk
Approved July Goth, 1887.
Il. W. TARBOX